KC @ DET Strikeouts matchups · Thursday, April 16, 2026

Kansas City Royals

9–10

Final

DET

Detroit Tigers

◆ Comerica ParkElevation 600 ftCenter Field 420 ft☀ 67°F CloudyWind 8 mph, Out To LF

Kris Bubic · LHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate29.2% K/BF

vs LHB26.6%

vs RHB27.4%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)17.2%

How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.9 BF

Expected batters faced22.9

From recent starts3

How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.

Projection6.1 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

DET lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA

1Gleyber Torres (R)22.4%3.0 PA

2Kevin McGonigle (L)19.5%3.0 PA

3Kerry Carpenter (L)22.7%3.0 PA

4Dillon Dingler (R)20.4%3.0 PA

5Riley Greene (L)23.8%2.9 PA

6Colt Keith (L)22.3%2.0 PA

7Spencer Torkelson (R)20.7%2.0 PA

8Wenceel Pérez (R)21.1%2.0 PA

9Javier Báez (R)20.7%2.0 PA

Keider Montero · RHP

Pitcher Strikeout Rate22.9% K/BF

vs LHB21.6%

vs RHB23.3%

K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.5%

How often he strikes out the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.2 BF

Expected batters faced22.2

From recent starts2

How deep he tends to go — the strikeout-count multiplier.

Projection4.9 K

Expected strikeouts — each lineup spot's strikeout probability (his rate × the hitter's rate, combined via log5) summed across his projected plate appearances.

KC lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA

1Maikel Garcia (R)18.6%3.0 PA

2Bobby Witt Jr. (R)21.0%3.0 PA

3Vinnie Pasquantino (L)18.1%3.0 PA

4Salvador Perez (R)21.2%3.0 PA

5Carter Jensen (L)29.1%2.2 PA

6Jonathan India (R)21.8%2.0 PA

7Jac Caglianone (L)22.0%2.0 PA

8Lane Thomas (R)24.8%2.0 PA

9Kyle Isbel (L)20.3%2.0 PA